Twine holder and cutter



(Modem L. GOODYEAR.

TWINS HOLDER AND GUTTER.

No. 394,168. Patented Deo. 11, 1888.

N. PUERS PhemLmwghpher. wnhington. I7 C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEiVlS GOODYEAR, OF TRUMANSBURG, NEV YORK.

TWINE HOLDER AND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,168, dated December 11, 1888. Application filed July 17, 1888. Serial No. 280,185. (Modeld To all whom it may concern;

Vie it known that I, LEWIS GOODYEAR, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Trumansburg, in the county ot Tompkins and State ot' New York, have invented new and use't'ul Improvements in Twine llolders and` Cutters, ot' which the 'li'ollowing' is a specification. i

My invent'ioil relates to improvemeilts in twine holders and cutt ers; and it consists in certain novel I'eatur -\s, hereinatter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a persliective view ot' a counter haviilg my improved device secured thereto. Fig'. 2 isa perspective view ot' the twine holder and cutter detached, showing in dotted lines the various positions ot the c.ord as it is being in* serted. lilig'. il is a horizontal longitudinal section of the device, and Fig. i is a detail view ot' the cutter.

l'et'erring to the drawings particularly by letter, A designates a store-counter, which maybe ot any desired size or construction, and beneath which is secureil a suitable box or other receptacle tor supporting the ball ot' twine.

l5 designates a base-plate, ot suitable size and material,provided near its opposite ends with the counter-sunk transverse openings b, tl'rroug'li which retainingscrews are passed to secure the device to a counter, as shown in Fig. l. Front the outer tace oi the base-plate, at the center ot the same, projects a block, C, which extends longitudinally along the baseplate and has its ends detached theretrtnn, the right-hand end, E, being' slig'htly above the saine, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and il. The said ends are made convex, as shown, so as to present no sharp corners or other obstructions liable to catch in the clothes of an attendant. Both ends ot the block are provided with semicircular recesses I) on their rear sides, as shown, and the left-hand end, l", projects slightly into a recess or opening, (l, in the base-plate.

.li designates the cutter, consisting of a pin, l, secured transversely between the lnlse-plate and the right-hand end oli' theblock This pin is angular in (moss-section, the edges being sharpened and projecting downward and outward.

ln practice the device is secured to the edge ot' the counter, as shown and described, and the ball of twine is placed in and supl ported by a suitable receptacle secured bel ueath the ccnmter. The end ot' the twine is then held in a vertical position, as shown in Fig'. l., and, being drawn against' the lett-hand end ot` the block will slip past or over the same and through the aperture in the baseplate into the recess in the rear side ot the block. The extremity of the cord heilig then allowed to tall, will drop over the end of the block in front ot' the same, being thereby held within convenient reach ot' the operator or attendant at all times. wWhen it is desired to tie a package, the twine dra-wn out and wrapped around the bundle in the usual manner, and after being secured is drawn against the cutter, as indicated by dotted lines in Figsl, thereby severing the cord, the end falling' over the block in t-he manner before described.

It will be observed that` my device is very simple and can be nmnutacturcd ata slight cost, and by reason ot' its small size can be secured to the counter without in any way interfering' with the movements ot the attendant.

llaving thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The improved twine holder and cutter, comprising' a base-plate provided with an aperture, a longitudinal block projecting trom the base-plate and having its ends provided with recesses on its inner side, one of said ends projecting slightly into the aperture in the base-plate, and a cutting-pin secured transversely between the other end of said block and the base-plate, the said end terminating' above the base-plate so as to leave a space between the said plate and the end ot` the block, as set t'orth.

2. The twine-cutter comprising' the baseplate, the block projecting therefrom and arranged parallel to said plate and havingl an open end, and the transverse pin secured between the open end ot' the block and the plate, said pin being angular in cross-section and having' its edges sharpened, as set forth.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own l havehereto aliixed my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

LE\VS GOODYEAR.

XVitnesses:

H. L. DAVENPORT, C. L. CHAPMAN.

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